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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, PHINEAS PADEE, of NewI-Iaven, in the countyA of New Haven, and State of Connec'# ticnt, have Yinvented a new and useful Improvement in vermin Trap; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,-and the letters of reference marked thereon, tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in .i

Figure 1, an entrance end view.

Figure 2, a-vertical section through the entrance.

Figure 3, a horizontal section above the entrance; and in .Figure 4, my invention as applied for a tree protector:

My invention relates to improvements in traps for catching roaches, water bugs, or other vermin, and con-x sists in enclosing the entrance to the trap with bristles, shreds of whalebone, or similar elastic material, whichV offer no resistance to the entrance of the vermin, but eifectually prevent their return. a'

To enable'others to construct my trap, I will proceed to describe the same, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

A is a case or box, of any convenient form, and made from'metal, wood, or other suitable material., It is provided with one or Vmore entrances, B. The said entrance I prefer to contract as it extends linto the case, as seen in gs. 2 and 3. When thus made, I cover the-entrance by a plate, C, so as to leave a small opening into the case at a. Upon the said plate I place numerous strands of hair bristles, shreds of whaleb'one, or other similar` elastic material, extending forward, as seenn figs. 2 and 3, so as to lie upon the bottom of the case, thus closing the entrance. As the vermin enter through the opening B they advance to thev inner open ing, where the covering but slightly, if at all,obstructs their entrance. The elastic material yieldinggthey enter the case. Once in, the same elastic covering prevents their exit. Thus they are safely entrapped, to be removed by the removal of a lid, or opening the trap in any convenient manner, according to its construction. Instead of contracting the opening in width, as seen in fig. 3, itmay be left the full width, the entire opening being covered,as before described. My trap, as thus far described, is designed for house uses. Inflg. I

illustrate it as applied to protect trees from the miller, so troublesome in many parts of the country. It consists simply in continuing the trap or case around the treemaking the entrance from the under side. This may be adjusted to the tree-in any convenient manner, preferring to make it in segments hinged together. An apron of metal or other material, D, outside the openingor entrance would preventthe miller from ascending over the case.

I do not broadly 'claim protecting the opening into thetrap-by means of elastic wires placed over theopening when the said protection is arranged so that the insect must' pass over the said protection to enter the case, as such arrangement is not new.V Y Having thus fully described my invention, what'I claim'as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A oase provided with an opening or openings B, beneath a plate Cand having the entrance protected by elastic wires or their equivalents placed aro'und the said 4opening parallel to the entranceand bearing upon the bottom or side of the case, as and for the purpose specified. U y

- PHINEAS PARDEE.

Witnesses:y l JOHN E. EARLn, JonN H. SHUMWAY. 

